WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
New Orleans Welcome to one of the first organizing committee meetings of the Jennifer Abruzzo Fan Club! Just the other day, I was touting the fact that there was a new sheriff in town; the town being Washington, DC; and, the wild west frontier being the usually staggering, drunken ol’ cowpoke with a …
New Orleans There’s nothing much to like about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, except the courage of its people and the amazing performance of President Zelenskyy. He appeared, remotely of course, before the United Nations asking for help in stopping the Russian invasion. He has been beating that drum fiercely, and with some …
New Orleans Soon ACORN will have been organizing 52 full years and ACORN International will mark 20 years of action and work in countries around the world. Every once in awhile it makes sense to step back, look at where we’ve been, and try to imagine – and plan – for the future. …